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Kevin, those were business related and you can write them of as expenses. A 5 year planned write off. I did the same with my tool trucks. If I were in the business as you are I'd do the same thing. My son just bought a new tool truck and has it on a 7 year write off. Depreciate is the word I was trying to think of.

Plus one here! What Joe said.

Kevin, I love high end tools but I hate high end prices. So I have high end scroll saws at a fraction of the retail cost.

I saved all your rebuild info for when I do it. Thanks Kevin.

I bottom feed and I pull down on the upper arm before tightening the clamp. Takes all the slack out before tensioning.

I don't like doing too many of any one thing. I like to change things up a bit. New day, new challenge.

I've got some slop in both upper and lower arms but once tensioned it goes away. Maybe let the saw just run for a while and see if warming everything up helps.

I've been using a lot of the Aleene's tacky glue. I used to mow her lawn when I was 16-17. She had a great business but was not a nice person. Started out in a little store in Temple City, Ca.

Just wait guys. Just wait. 2022 is soon upon us.

Name me something that hasn't gone up in price/cost. I can't find anything.

I don't think so. I'm still a novice. I just wish there was a "finishing" clinic that I could attend. Nothing ever comes out the way I envision it.

Those look like the right ones. I found a set of 60 with a stand on Amazon for under $20.

Thanks Paul.

Thanks RJ.

Thanks Dan. That means a lot.

Ok, all done. Last pic. Time to ship it.

We had a 2-2-2 rule that we tried hard to adhere to. Stop every 2 hours, no more than 200 miles in a day and stopped and set up by around 2 pm. Then it was off to find the party that exists in every RV resort. That's where we both learned to like wine. And cheese. And other stuff.

The snowbird thing would be great. For us though, there's no place to go. Our year-round weather can't be beat.

Travis, what about if I want to share a pattern that I got from a book that is out of print? I have one book in particular that I've made things from and have had folks on the village ask me either for the pattern or where I got it. I have told them the name of the book, that it's out of print and they might do a search for a used copy. I also try to include the designer's name so they can search on that. At what point can we safely share patterns that were done by others?

My wife & I full timed for 3 years after I retired. We had a 36 ft Hitchhiker with 4 slides and a Chevy cc Duramax/Allison. Since coming off the road we've had 2 motorhomes. Class A's. Their is nothing like that 5th wheel when it's parked and the slides opened. No more motorhomes for us.

The Pegas chucks will help too. I've got 2 Excaliburs and I have to fiddle with them every once in a while. The saw that is really temperamental for my Hegner. It really needs a bag of sand on the leg braces.

Whatever you end up with, a good dust collection system will help tremendously. They make a mess.

Mark, let me start by saying, I very seldom buy anything brand new. It's because I'm old. Why do I need anything NEW? So, with that said, if you really want to buy an RBI Hawk, keep your eyes open for a good used one. Do your homework and learn what constitutes a good one and what is a bad one. There are a ton of things to know about Hawks. How they have changed over the years is amazing. I am in a very high population area and there are always a lot of Hawks for sale on Craigslist and Marketplace. I have my choice of what I want. The only Hawk I have purchased was a fairly new (2010) 226 Ultra with all the latestest stuff except for the aggression adjustment on the lower arm. My point is I only paid $250 for it and it was in amazingly clean condition having less than 20 hours on it. After bringing it home and putting it in my very small shop, I decided it was just too big. I really did like it for the short time I had it but it had to go. If I ever have a larger shop, I'll consider another one. I also am keeping my eyes open for a good deal on a 220. At some point I may end up with one. That 6 inches makes huge difference in how much floor space it takes up when you think of the splay of the 4 legs. Anyway, just thought I'd toss that out for you to think about. There are so many deals out there, why spend all that money for a new one if you don't have to?

I think a lot of it depends on the season. They are farmers first and saw makers second. The saws are top notch but their customer service is their weak point.

That lifetime service guarantee is worth a whole bunch. I'd buy one for that alone. Between Ridgid and Wen some of the tool makers are going to get a run for their money.